As a literary device, ghosts are often used as messengers, and lend themselves well to plays or films, where their presence can be depicted in a way that communicates to the audience that not everyone ...

Jules Verne’s 1870 novel *Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea* features the state-of-the-art submarine Nautilus. Built by ...

"Historical fiction is having a moment", said Cosmopolitan. From novels inspired by Shakespeare to clever reimaginings of Greek myths, there are scores of fascinating books to choose from. "And rest ...